Eclectic Wildlings- Untamed Photography

I got to capture this family this past weekend. It was one of those shoots where you just can't choose because you love them all!! Their little guys were too cute!!

You. Guys. How adorable is she??💕 Absolutely love her dress, too! Her Mama made it! It is amazing!❤️

Yesterday was freezing cold! Even baby George's cow whiskers were frosted! Thankfully these guys were troopers!
When they arrived we were reliving their first shoot with me.
Can you believe that little guy was just a tiny baby? I remember it just like yesterday.
It has been such an honor to capture this sweet family over the past few years.

I just want to give a huge shout out to Allie, Jessica & Cami from Sleepy Hollow Golf Course for letting baby cow George come play with us during my Christmas mini shoots! Also to Erin Snell for her beautiful work on the ornaments and Jessica Rae McPherson for her yummy cookies for my client gifts this year! I appreciate you all! ❤️

Did you know Eclectic Wildlings - Untamed Photography is a Veterans owned business? It is! I joined the Air Force in 1998 and worked as a Medical Lab tech. My husband spent 28 years in before retiring. We are proud to have served our country and are thankful for our fellow Veterans. I also give a discount to our fellow veterans on any full shoots they book so don’t forget to ask for one! ❤️

Then there were 4...the girls were beautiful and just so fun and this shoot...it was as magical as it looks! ❤️

I giggled so much editing this session! So much personality! The looks that were shared or given in different moments... They were so much fun to capture!

Love, love, love!!

Gahhh! I loved their matching pjs! So much fun!

Cuteness overload here!

George (the baby cow) loved this little guy! It's like he knew he was a baby, too!

Just sitting here editing thinking...I'm so glad I made kissing a Christmas cow a thing! George was such a sport! ❤

Making Cocoa cool! ❄️

Love it!!

She's a natural!

I can't even!!

I can't get over the cuteness!

Booking is OPEN! ❤️ ***All booked***
Want to hear a secret? November 4th & 18th I’ll be shooting Christmas Cow minis! 🎅🏻🐄❤️
George (the cow) will be 4 months old then.
We’ll have a Hot Cocoa stand, hay bales & yes a baby cow. ❤️🐄
Let me know if you’re interested in booking.
I have one slot left on the 18th and one on November 4th.
Maximum 5 people. $175
This comes with:
-up to 10 minute shoot
-minimum 5 images (I always do more)
-unforgettable experience
-the convenience of the location
-the most unique Christmas pictures
-have your pics back in plenty of time to send cards
-$25 off a full shoot in 2024
Please message me to book and for more information. 🎅🏻🐄❤️ Feel free to share!

What have I been up to? Homeschooling our babes and trying to take in all the moments! This was apple picking this Fall. ❤️🍁🍎🍂

I wrote this a couple of years ago about our struggle to get pregnant. This is my belly with our son after 14 years of trying. Our daughter came 14 months after he was born. 💙👣💗

I honestly had no idea there was a week dedicated to infertility awareness until I saw a friend who also struggled with infertility post a couple of years ago. She said it all so eloquently, so I’m just going to share our story...because it took us 14 years to get pregnant.
Chris and I knew we wanted babies from the start. We also had roadblocks (on both sides) from the very start so pretty much right away we started with infertility treatments. Pills, shots, procedures (IUI)....
When that didn’t work out it was a hard pill to swallow and we took some time away from all of it to just focus on us. We would eventually find our way back time and time again. Almost traveling to India because there might be a better chance!
Finally when we lived in Colorado we got the work up for IVF and all of the pre-procedures from one of the top fertility clinics in the country. We were basically told there was like a 5% chance that it would work and we would need IMSI with ICSI and in the end it would cost about $50k for that chance.
Talk about cards stacked against you. I was so irritated with my inhospitable uterus! We were right there and could have pushed the button, but we didn’t. I don’t know about you, but we don’t have 50k in our back pocket. The percentage was so small it would be a miracle if it worked and that’s what we would need anyway- a miracle.
It felt like God had other plans for us and we chose to be fulfilled in one another and left it in God’s hands. Years passed and I ended up needing surgery on my uterus totally unrelated (although I think it helped). The following year we were pregnant- naturally!!! It had been 14yrs!
Our son was born by the grace of God and 14 months later we were blessed with our daughter! Our two little miracles!! Talk about HUGE surprises!! Huge blessings!! I can’t explain how grateful I am to God for our beautiful babies.
For those that don’t know this struggle, it’s hard in so many different aspects. I was so thankful those 14yrs to have girlfriends that shared their kids with us. That invited us to their games, that let me throw them parties, etc. I never had any issues as some do with being happy for my friends that got pregnant- far from it!! I was so happy getting to spoil them and share in their celebration! I’m thankful to have not experienced that.
Instead I had feelings of unworthiness, I questioned it anyway. Did God find me unworthy of being a Mom? It was a fleeting thought that I couldn’t forget. Soon after, he blessed us with our two babies.
I don’t believe everything happens for a reason, but I do believe God has a plan. God’s plan for us allowed us to grow in our relationship, to have amazing careers, amazing friends and to travel the world. We were always thankful for all of those blessings but His timing is clear to see when we look back on them.
For my friends struggling with this- I get the frustration. The heartache. The “what do we do now”. The why not me. The how much is too much. The “Jesus take the wheel” moments. I get the awkward reactions and silence to trying again and again and again. Find the gratitude. Do good deeds for others. Aside from my husband that is what kept me smiling those 14 years. Enjoy the blessings God is giving you now in this moment during your journey to parenthood. If details will help in anyway PM me. I’m happy to share with anyone going through it. It was worth it all. THEY were worth it all and I’d do it all over again. 💗

You ever feel like your babies are growing so quick? Like time is slipping through your fingers like fine sand? That’s where I’m at right now.
You blink and they are an inch taller. A year older.
I want to savor every moment I have with them. I want to make memories in all of the every day things. I want to make sure they never doubt how much they are loved and cherished.
This is what I’m focused on. This is what my heart is capturing.
I’m not sure when I’ll be back to shooting again, but I do know I’m right where I need to be. ❤️

Whew! It’s been a crazy winter and definitely crazy past few weeks! We’ve dealt with illness and more illness, holiday chaos and these crazy wind storms! I took off until the second week of January but I definitely feel my family needs more time right now so I will be extending that throughout winter. The great news is that I have amazing photag friends that I can refer you to if the need should arise before I am back open and I am happy to do so! ❤️ I am so incredibly thankful to all of my amazing clients and I cannot wait to get my lens back on you!! xo

Huge shoutout to Last Frontier Trail Llamas for the fun venue and Llamas, Alaska Laser Design for creating the awesome ornaments & PermaFrosted for the adorable cookies!! You all are amazing! We appreciate you! ❤️🦙🎄🎅🏻

That's a wrap! Llama Christmas minis 2021 are complete! Now to cozy down for a long winters nap! Happy Holidays all!! ❤️🎄🎅🏻❄️

I got to spend a few moments with this beauty last week during the huge snow fall! It made for a beautiful winter wonderland! She is an amazing artist and I cannot wait to see more of her work!!

Last year got crazy so I wasn't able to capture this beautiful Momma so this year we made it happen. They are the cutest!! ❤️

Client appreciation day will take place at the Llama Farm on November 28th! If you booked with me this year you are welcome to come to the farm to see the Llamas, pigs, and other farm animals from 10:30-11:30am. There will be bonfires to warm up by and sweets to enjoy! I appreciate you all! ❤️ Please message me for address if you plan to attend. ❤️🦙

I got to capture this awesome senior session this past weekend! So many great things ahead for this guy! I know he will move mountains!! 🍁🍂

Absolutely loved capturing this beautiful family this past weekend! ❤️ The fog over the lake was just perfection. The cold was totally worth it.

I loved capturing this shoot. ❤️

It’s a really weird time right now. I have had to reschedule and cancel shoots quite a bit lately because of sickness of clients families and my own as well. Thanks so much for your patience and understanding. ❤️

I got to shoot some Fall minis this weekend at Solstice Creek Ranch!! The families as well as the venue were just beautiful… 🍁🍂

I got to shoot this beautiful family a couple of weekends ago! It is so hard to narrow pics down to share when there are so many you love! ❤️

I got to capture this senior session last weekend. The landscape was almost as beautiful as she was.

How I spent my Saturday…capturing this beautiful couple. ❤️

Such a fun shoot!

Who said Maternity sessions can't be steamy? Created by love.

I got to capture this stunning Mama this weekend!

If you want a shoot this year message me soon! ❤️ I have…
- 2 dates left in November
- 2 dates left in December

I got to capture this beautiful couple this past weekend! They were so much fun! So much adventure in store for them!